Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-11-16
THE STORY OF THE CRIME.


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ana was the result OF = series Of attempts made
py tne anarchists 20 produce Do0dshed. During
tne snlke tnat occurred April %, lssl kisldsn
ana farsons were familiar figures among ths
dissatisned men, urging them % resort 70 arms
As solution OF their grievances. At the street.
car str1kes IN July, 1853, and the Mccormick
the initiative In inciting the idle mon. to deeds
OF violence
spies was tnen the editor OF the Artefcr Nct-
smme ana wnen n0s aissominating nis vicious
editorials ne and Parons were haranguinE meet:
In = OF strikers that were generally assembled
at the speakers call. An these revo utionary
was not until May ], 1885. that another suitahle
opportunity Tor sowing anarchtstic principles
was afforded Spies A1d his contingency. for by
this time Spies was the recognized leader Of the
revolutionary movement
At this time there was general strike among
all classes Of laborers for eight hours TO cOnstt
the annals Of Chicago. and the imsnense num-
faction furnished an excellent opportunity for
archist leaders perceived this opportunity and
made the most of it.
on the Sd Of May the strikers from MeCor.
svsnue, near that sstssiishmsns. = psoei.inins si lining
their alleged wrongs Spies appeared in the
throna and haransuod the crowd in an intam-
Intense excitement ensued, and the enraged
strikers attacked the shops The appearances Of
the police prevented any disastrous results
were made 70 demolish the building. several
workmen were injured by the efforts Of the po-
lice to preserve order. and this tended to Asgra-
After this disturbance mad fairly been sst IN
Zeitano and issued the notorious -Revsngs'
70 armsl' and closed with TO arms! We cali
you to armsi' This circular was distributed
among the belligerent strikers. and was Thought
the men for the subsequent fray At3h6 Hay
market
On the following day, May 4. infuriated work
borhood Of the Mccormick Shops and were only
restrained by the presence Of the police. cir
cular, asserted to have been written, printed,
and his allies was scattered among them.
This circular was addressed to workingmen
and announced a mass-meeting to take place
On On the following night .t Haymarket SQUARE.
sa aSs Rssss ssslss sss ia ne. .s
on besplaines street at the north entrsncs
to the square. 1t was estimated that two
thousand people were present when Spies.
irst were surprisingly mild in their ut-
terances. This IL accounted for by some
by the presence Of Mayor Harrison. who had
been urged to prohibit the meeting When II
came to FieIden's turn to speak be wrought his
auditors to . nigh pitch Of excitement BY his
infiammatory words He advised them 70
throttle and kill tho law. Capts. Bonf1eM
and Ward, who were holding police In readi-
ness to quell any disturbance that should take
place. considered this the proper time for
action. At the head Of seven CONF
panies. aggregating l75 men, the Cap
tains marched up Desplaines street to
the speakers wagon. Fielden, seeing the
men approach, exclaimed, Here come the
bl, odhd0ndsi You do your duty and Ill do
mlnel" Capt Ward then gave the order 70 dis
perse poaceahly" I'VE are peaceable,~ replied
Parsons and at that moinenf the deadly bomb
was thrown and exploded with roar that Was
audible for two miles. Ofilcer Matthiaa ].
Degan and an anarchist named Kistlee
were killed outright Six more were NOR
tally injured and sixty others received injuries
that incapacitated them for duty for many
weeks. Neighboring buildings were shaken 70
the foundations, and for q moment the police
were driven In confusion. They recovered
themselves however, and after using fhefr ~
volvers and batons 40 freely q 70 an the air
with grOans Of the wounded, succeeded II QuaIl-
ing the disturbance. a a 3zss 2S
n 1ntaa. 6ahWnh nnd Tiooh0R Yono nrRoa1oA fho
f6llowing mdf6i69 ~ - III 6nG y
charged by Judge Rogers, found indtct60nt1
against Spies. Parsons, Fielden, GchnAubSlA
Ffscher, Lingg, Engel Echesb Ncebe Anton
Hirschberger and John APPEL. The two last and